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Progressive Era Warmup 2

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect passage of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Lewis Hines

c)

Ida Tarbell

d)

Upton Sinclair

2.
What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Keller-Cefauver Act
3.
Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
4.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
5.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
6.
Which of the following is a Referendum?
a)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose their own law
d)
Any law passed by the government can be voted on for approval or veto by the people
7.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
8.
 The actions of muckrakers in the late 19th century and early 20th century resulted in
a)
Supreme Court decisions that expanded the right to vote
b)
government regulation of unfair business practices
c)
increases in the power of monopolies
d)
reduction of the president’s power to manage the economy
9.
Which of the following is the most significant impact of the Progressive parties?
a)
   restoration of the nation’s cities
b)
   stagnation of opportunities for immigrants
c)
   improvement in the status of Native Americans
d)
   increased control of government by the people
10.
Banned people from making, transporting or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
11.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
12.

Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business

a)

Vloggers

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

Tumblrs

13.

Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act were created in part because

a)

suffragist were protesting the meat packing industry.

b)

the 18th Amendment

c)

Civil Service Act

d)

of the book, The Jungle.

14.

Law that requires company to properly label food and medicines

a)

Medicine Man

b)

Food Amendment

c)

Label Lemons

d)

Pure Food and Drug Act

15.

Loosely linking their reform efforts under a single label, Progressive, was a belief that changes in society were badly needed and that government was the proper agency for correcting social and economic ills

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What was the main goal of the women’s rights movement during the Progressive Era?

a)

starting a system of women’s colleges

b)

winning elections for public office

c)

securing the right to vote

d)

separating men and women in prison

17.

Which president supported progressive ideas such as conservation and the regulation of public health?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Herbert Hoover

18.

Main goal of most muckraking journalists?

a)

Gain fame through articles of high popular interest

b)

Expose social and economic problems in need of political attention

c)

Increase public awareness of America's great potential

d)

End corrupt relationships between politicians and big business

19.

Which factor contributed most to the spread of Progressive ideas during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

a)

technological advancements in communication and transportation

b)

imperialist policies focused on a strong navy and acquiring overseas territories

c)

greater political engagement by women, minorities, and young people

d)

increasing public awareness of political corruption and business abuses

20.

Which condition most directly led to the passage of the Sherman Antitrust act?

a)

The establishment of business monopolies that dominated industry

b)

The popularity of the Socialist Party of the United States

c)

The successful efforts of union leaders to organize American workers

d)

The high unemployment rate following an economic crisis

21.

This gave women the right to vote

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

22.

"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof..."


Which of the following amendments fit best with the quote?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

23.

Ida B. Wells was well known for exposing which of the following Southern racist acts

a)

Slavery

b)

Segregation

c)

Lynching

d)

Black Codes

24.

Booker T Washington believed that...

a)

Gradual education and practical skills will achieved equality

b)

Protests and civil disobedience was the way to equality

c)

The NAACP would be the organization that helped most for equality

25.
Banning the sale of alcohol was the chief goal of 
a)
National Women's Suffrage Association
b)
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
c)
Bull Moose Party
d)
Good Government League
26.
Which condition most directly led to the passage of the Sherman Antitrust act?
a)
The establishment of business combinations that dominated industry
b)
The popularity of the Socialist Party of the United States
c)
The successful efforts of union leaders to organize American workers
d)
The high unemployment rate following an economic crisis
27.

Who coined the phrase "Muckrackers"?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Jacob Riis

28.

Journalists called muckrakers and urban photographers exposed people

a)

to the plight of the unfortunate in hopes of sparking reform.

b)

the difficulties entrepreneurs faced in hopes of sparking reform.

c)

to the plight of the unfortunate in hopes of sparking a social purge of the weak.

d)

the difficulties millionaires faced in hopes of sparking reform.

29.

~Upton Sinclair exposed the unhealthy practices of Chicago's meat-packing plants


~Ida Tarbell revealed the dishonest business tactics of Rockefeller's Standard Oil

Company


~Jacob Riis wrote How the Other Half Lives, showing the conditions of the residents of

New York City tenements


What was the impact of these muckraking activities during the early 1900s?

a)

Society changed in response to their promotion of Social Darwinism

b)

Voters agreed to let big business owner create more profitable monopolies

c)

Reports of their works in publications abroad caused a decline in immigration

d)

Public reaction to their books led to new laws addressing the abuses of industrialization

30.
Which president supported progressive ideas such as conservation and the regulation of public health? 
a)
William McKinley
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Calvin Coolidge
d)
Herbert Hoover
31.

National parks were established for the purpose of

a)

protecting natural wonders from human destruction

b)

preventing the pollution of critical forests and waterways

c)

allowing government management of energy resources

d)

producing hydroelectric power and controlling flooding in remote regions

32.

According to Progressives, who should fix society's problems?

a)

big business

b)

social organizations

c)

churches

d)

government

33.

Which Supreme Court case determined 'separate but equal'?

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Wabash v Illinois

c)

Brown v Board of Education

d)

Tinker v Des Moines

34.

This woman was dedicated to improving social conditions.

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Ida B Wells

c)

Carry Nation

d)

Babe Ruth

35.
What is a muckraker?
a)
City workers who cleaned the streets in order to make more sanitary cities
b)
Writers who exposed political and business corruption in the Progressive Era
c)
Corrupt politicians and businessmen
d)
Immigrants who took jobs from individuals who were striking
36.
What is a muckraker?
a)
City workers who cleaned the streets in order to make more sanitary cities
b)
Writers who exposed political and business corruption in the Progressive Era
c)
Corrupt politicians and businessmen
d)
Immigrants who took jobs from individuals who were striking
37.
"New Immigrants" during this era came from where?
a)
Asia
b)
Northern and Western Europe
c)
Southern and Eastern Europe
d)
South Ameri
38.
Which of the following was NOT a common experience of immigrants during this time?
a)
Wide-range acceptance and welcome
b)
The development of close-knit ethnic neighborhoods
c)
Low pay and harsh working conditions
d)
Building of churches
39.
Which labor movement allowed only skilled industrial and craft laborers? 
a)
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
b)
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
c)
United Auto Workers (UAW)
d)
Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
40.
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the politics of Progressivism?
a)
State and local reforms
b)
Popular election of US Senators
c)
Women's suffrage
d)
Government owned railroads and factories
41.
Under which Progressive President were a number of laws focused on business regulation passed?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
42.

Nativists are against...

a)

Corruption

b)

African Americans

c)

Railroads

d)

Immigrants

43.

Jane Addams:

a)

was both a muckraker and founder of the Settlement House Movement

b)

was a critic of big business, especially Standard Oil Company.

c)

supported laws to protect women and children through her WTU.

d)

was a radical suffragette.

44.

18th Amendment

a)

Prohibits Women's Suffrage

b)

Prohibits Alcohol

c)

Prohibits Child Labor

d)

Prohibits immigrants from entering the country

45.

17th Amendment

a)

Direct Election of Senators

b)

Direct Election of Governors

c)

Direct Election of the US President

d)

Direct Election of Mayors

46.

I passed the Meat Inspection Act

a)

Taft

b)

Wilson

c)

Roosevelt

47.

What were the main political reforms the Progressives worked towards?

a)

To end capitalism

b)

To stop private ownership

c)

To create taxes to support the government rather than using tariffs

d)

To make the government more responsive to social inequities

48.

Who was responsible for informing the public of the appalling working conditions of meat packing plants?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Lincoln Steffens

d)

Upton Sinclair

49.

One of the reasons that political machines gained power in the late 1800s was that they

a)

Advocated political reform

b)

Refused to accept grafts as part of their income

c)

Provided jobs and other forms of help to new immigrants

d)

Helped support the newly formed suburbs

50.

What powerful position did "Boss" William M Tweed hold?

a)

Head of the US Immigration Bureu

b)

Governor of the State of New York

c)

Political Cartoonist for Harper's Weekly

d)

Political Boss of Tammany Hall

51.

Which of the following was NOT an issue for women in the 1800s?

a)

The right to access to higher education

b)

The right to raise their children

c)

The right to vote

d)

The right to have a public role

52.

In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly through their

a)

Frequent acts of civil disobedience

b)

Activities as government officials

c)

Publications of articles, books, political cartoons and photographs

d)

Control of factory jobs and workers

53.

The publication of The Jungle, written by Upton Sinclair, led Congress to

a)

Enact stronger prohibition laws

b)

Support the national conservation movement

c)

Establish a system for meat inspection

d)

Legalize strikes an dboycotts by labor unions

54.

What started the Progressive Movement?

a)

Unsafe working conditions

b)

Poor living conditions

c)

The need to return politics to the people

d)

All of the options

55.

Suffrage is

a)

Discrimination

b)

Women's Rights

c)

The Right to Vote

d)

The Denial of the Right to Vote

56.

The 18th Amendment allowed for

a)

Suffrage for women

b)

A federal income tax

c)

Prohibition of liquor

d)

Direct election of Senators

57.

The 19th Amendment allowed for

a)

Suffrage for women

b)

A federal income tax

c)

Prohibition of liquor

d)

Direct election of Senators

58.

Those opposed to women suffrage believed that women were childlike, to weak, to fragile, incapable of independent thought and would become masculine.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

What is one of the reasons Prohibition was created ?

a)

Increase Religion

b)

To create peace

c)

To end wars

d)

Reduce Crime

60.

Which of the following are associated with Ida Tarbell? CHOOSE TWO

a)

The Jungle

b)

The History of the Standard Oil Company

c)

Progressives brought in scientists to fix municipal problems.

d)

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was used to break up Standard Oil

e)

The Pendleton Act was used to require an exam for government officials

61.

Which of the following are associated with Lincoln Steffens? CHOOSE TWO

a)

The Jungle

b)

The Shame of the Cities

c)

Progressives brought in scientists to fix municipal problems.

d)

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was used to break up Standard Oil

e)

The Pendleton Act was used to require an exam for government officials

62.

Which of the following are associated with Jacob Riis? CHOOSE TWO

a)

The Jungle

b)

How the Other Half Lives

c)

Progressives brought in scientists to fix municipal problems.

d)

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was used to break up Standard Oil

e)

The Pendleton Act was used to require an exam for government officials

63.

Which of the following are associated with Upton Sinclair? CHOOSE TWO

a)

The Jungle

b)

How the Other Half Lives

c)

Progressives brought in scientists to fix municipal problems.

d)

The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 was passed

e)

The Pendleton Act was used to require an exam for government officials

64.

The Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts allowed the goverment to...

a)

create monopolies

b)

reward monopolies

c)

investigate monopolies

d)

dissolve monopolies

65.

___________ believed in "casting your bucket down" and thought that black Americans needed to become economically independent in order to gain freedom.

a)

W.E.B DuBois

b)

Booker T. Washington

66.

___________ believed that education would destroy racial inequality, was the first African American man to get a PhD from Harvard, and founded the NAACP.

a)

W.E.B DuBois

b)

Booker T. Washington

67.

This amendment implemented direct election of senators by voters, rather than by the state legislatures.

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

68.

This amendment instituted Women's Suffrage (women were given the right to vote nationwide).

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

69.

This said that voters, not political machines, would vote in primary elections.

a)

Direct Primary

b)

Initiative

c)

Referendum

d)

Recall

70.

This said that voters could accept or repeal a law based on the popular vote of the people.

a)

Direct Primary

b)

Initiative

c)

Referendum

d)

Recall

71.

This said that voters could remove someone from political office.

a)

Direct Primary

b)

Initiative

c)

Referendum

d)

Recall

72.

This said that voters had the power to propose their own bills to the state legislature.

a)

Direct Primary

b)

Initiative

c)

Referendum

d)

Recall

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